19/02/2024: The European Union decided to launch a naval mission (Aspides = Protektor in Greek) to protect commercial vessels in the Red Sea from attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Since late 2023, as a result of Houthi attacks on maritime shipping, maritime security in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Gulf has significantly…
After nearly a decade of support for civilian police in Afghanistan, the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL) officially closed its activities today, Saturday (31 December 2016) at midnight. In fact, the mission has already slowed down its activities for a few days already. A meeting marking the end of the mission was organized,…
Today (16 July 2016), the EU training mission of the Central African Army (EUTM RCA) was launched, with a two-year mandate. The mission is to provide advice and training but also to bring its military expertise to the EU Delegation, in particular to set up more general projects. Its role is defined according to three priorities:1.)…
Shared Vision, Common Action: A Stronger Europe A Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign And Security Policy update-1: Our Paper about this “strategy” : The Deficiencies, Mistakes and Contradictions of the New EU Foreign and Security StrategyEvolution or Devolution? From the « Solana Paper » to the « Mogherini Paper »András István TürkeCERPESC 16/E/03/2016 –…
European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker called again for the bloc to build an army, saying a flock of hens posed more of a threat than its current military capabilities. “A bunch of chickens looks like a combat formation compared to the foreign and security policy of the European Union,” Juncker told a Brussels forum in…
